It’s no secret that movies can be a source of inspiration for many people. For example, films with Van Damme and Bruce Lee have motivated thousands of boys to take up martial arts, and with Schwarzenegger, bodybuilding.
But for Ken Imhof, the real motivator was the 1981 movie Cannonball Racing. It was there that he saw a Lamborghini Countach and wanted one.From a young age Ken adored cars. But his real love was the Lamborghini Countach. As the years went by, the dream did not disappear, and the man set to work.
Ken didn’t start saving money for a sports car. He was interested in the process, so in 1990 he began assembling the car himself in his basement. It took him 17 years and a few thousand dollars to complete the project, starting with a wooden frame that was later used to form the aluminum body panels. Ken welded the spatial frame from pipes.
A number of parts were from the original Lamborghini, and a Ford V8 was installed as the power plant.After the assembly was completed, Imhof faced a question: how to get it out of the basement? We had to dig a hole and break part of the basement wall, then put the sports car on a skid and pull it out.In the end, Ken managed to sell a copy of the Lamborghini.
It would seem, why get rid of a dream that took so many years to realize? The fact is that during the project, the man got depression and a lot of health problems, accrued a lot of money debts and parted with his wife.
Therefore, getting rid of the car was to have a kind of therapeutic effect.
In 2016, a replica Lamborghini moved to Miami to its new owner.Ken’s car turned out really amazing! Externally, it is difficult to distinguish it from the original. But the most amazing thing is that the car was an exclusively handmade product that the man worked on for a long 17 years. One may not have a great love for cars, but it is simply impossible not to appreciate the perseverance and diligence of the master!